Yongye leaned back against the sofa, put the Mother Box into System Space, picked up his phone, opened his chat with Tony, and edited the video into three clips.
The first clip contained the full video, censored with mosaics that covered every sensitive area. The second zoomed in on Pepper's face from beginning to end, magnifying her disappointment and resentment until they filled the screen. The third showed the complete countdown from 00:00:00 to 00:00:30, without missing a single second.
The captions were short, sharp, and devastating:
"Iron Man, a real man. Thirty seconds. Not a second more, not a second less."
"Pepper Potts, an Oscar-winning actress. Thanks for all that hard work acting."
He sent the videos to Tony, throwing in a smiling emoji.
Then he sent another message.
"I'm planning to post this video on the Eye Society's official account. Broadcast it worldwide."
"You have ten seconds to decide whether you want all humanity to admire your... prowess."
"Or you can choose to send Pepper Potts over to me."
After sending it, he set his phone on the coffee table and took a swig of iced Coke. He turned toward Tamamo-no-Mae, whose face was contorted with laughter, and the malicious smile at the corner of his mouth became blatant glee at Tony's misfortune.
"What do you think he'll choose?"
Tamamo-no-Mae's tails were still swishing. She covered her face with her fan, her voice muffled behind it and brimming with laughter she couldn't suppress.
"No matter what he chooses, you'll post it anyway. Then the whole world will laugh him to death."
Kikyo finally raised her head. Complicated emotions churned in her light brown eyes, and her clear, soft voice carried a hint of amusement she hadn't even noticed herself.
"Lord Yongye, this move of yours... is vicious."
"Vicious?"